The CMSA Rundown / June July 2010 by the Rundown

Rundown OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE COWBOY MOUNTED SHOOTING ASSOCIATION

JUNE/JULY 2010 WWW.CMSAEVENTS.COM

STACY WESTFALL

Reins in Mounted Shooting

GERMANY On the Edge

Off the Bit with

KUKA

LENSEIGNE

Makes History

Again!

contents Top selling horse goes to Florida

lowdown 10 Presidents Message by Dan Plaster 14 Executive V.P. Report by Brady Carr 18 Chairman's Opinion by Jim Rodgers 28 Director’s Message by Phil Spangenberger

updates

highlights 7

Legendary Reiner is Hooked! Stacy Westfall is Sold on the Excitement and Tradition of Cowboy Mounted Shooting.

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19 International Update by Torsten Koehler 22 Cavalry Update by Kin Barker 38 Association News Staff Report 44 Rifle Update by Matt Sronce

WAHL Shootout “Dare to Dream” is Dominated by Kids Helping Kids.

tidbits A Champion’s Champion Kenda Lenseigne makes History AGAIN as the First Woman to Win the High Overall at the CMSA National Championship. Jeffers National Championship Recap 2010 National Championship makes history in many ways! Greg Garcia - Keep Smilin’ Man From Nuclear Subs to Blistering Runs this California Cowboy Enjoys Life.

20 Tips from the Top by Ed Beesley 24 Course Management by John Clark 25 Blast from the Past by Lily Rodgers 46 Parson's Corner by Wes Walton 48 Calendar of Events

on the cover Stacy Westfall is excited about adding Cowboy Mounted Shooting to her equine passions. Photo by Tanya Corzatt of Corzatt Photography. Watch Next Issue for News from Iraq! See page 39

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Article by Ed Beesley | Photos by Tanya Corzatt

STACY WESTFALL —A Legendary Reining Champion Now Packing Sixguns! Recently introduced to the CMSA, this world premier horse trainer is totally sold on the excitement and tradition of cowboy mounted shooting! One normally does not associate cowgirls or horse trainers with the state of Maine, but our easternmost state has provided us with one great horsewoman, Stacy Westfall. Stacy, who was born and raised in Maine, was recently introduced to our sport of cowboy mounted shooting and attended Annie Bianco-Ellett’s clinic at this past April’s AQHA QuarterFest in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. Stacy and her husband Jesse, who she met while in college, own Westfall Horsemanship out of Mount Gilead, Ohio where they train horses as well as run clinics, and they have created very successful DVDs to help us improve our relationship and our capabilities. Jesse, who is not only Stacy’s husband and partner, is “the best coach anyone could ask for; he is extremely helpful, providing guidance from his wealth of knowledge and is an extra set of eyes on the ground when I am working a horse” says Stacy. Never exposed to reining horse competitions until she was enrolled at the University of Findlay in Ohio

and attended her first Quarter Horse Congress, Stacy is now recognized as one of the world’s premier trainers. Her performance at the freestyle reining event in 2006 is legendary and flew through cyber space at remarkable speeds. In the video, Stacy gives a demonstration of freestyle reining that is simply marvelous-complete with spins, flying lead changes and full gallops around the arena, without any tack whatsoever. Stacy Westfall was also the first woman to compete in--and win--the Road to the Horse competition. I spoke with Stacy to see how a successful horsewoman in a completely different discipline viewed our sport and its relevance today. Stacy was enthusiastically supportive of mounted shooting and was enthralled with the lifestyle that accompanied it saying “give me a gun and a horse and I am in the middle of a Larry McMurtry book (Lonesome Dove)!” She said that historically the horse industry had an image of being a wholesome and family community

and that cowboy mounted shooting embraced that concept with an added layer of keeping our Western heritage alive. She was taken immediately with the period clothing and tack and told me “I don’t care if it is practical but I am getting a corset!” When asked about Annie’s clinic, Stacy was amazed at how closely Annie and her own thoughts were on introducing the guns and general training, and that her initial reaction was that Annie was reinforcing a lot of what she already knew; she then realized there were quite a lot of things completely new to her and it was time to get serious. Stacy had not owned guns before, and in fact was never exposed to them, so overcoming the anxiety of that took a bit of research. Also having three sons under the age of 12 had her learn gun safety quickly and invest in a good safe to store them in for peace of mind. At the clinic, Annie suggested starting with ground work and that everyone should jog through the course; Stacy found it hysterical when she realized that even at a jog she could not thumb and shoot fast enough. How was she going to be able to do it on horseback? Stacy still feels that she needs substantially more practice to shoot faster, in order to June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 7

be competitive, but is having a blast practicing. Her background in barrel racing while in high school gave her a real love of the speed and control necessary for our sport. This concept actually works well with her training style because one of Stacy’s main training goals is to teach people to have balance while riding, just as they should have balance in life. You cannot just have control in your hands, as ultimately this may not be enough to properly communicate with your horse. Stacy was reminded of a barrel event where her horse, who had become so used to being controlled with her hands, became too “chargey” and crashed right out of the arena into a car. Stacy learned a hard lesson but now stresses the importance of controlling your horse with your seat, legs and hands. Those of you lucky enough to have seen that video of her 2006 championship run know that Stacy certainly can control her horse as she did without any tack-no saddle, bit, bridle or reins. If you have never seen the video, you should go to Stacy’s website http://www. westfallhorsemanship.com/, as it is absolutely breathtaking! Another key founding block of Stacy’s training approach is for the rider to try and see things from the horse’s perspective; an example is in a reining event there is always a lead change in the middle. All too often, the horse anticipates the change which can cause you a problem. By trying to see it from that angle you can sometimes learn how to adjust your training and eliminate or minimize the bad habit. Something I found very interesting was when Stacy discussed the similarities a horse experiences with both nervousness and excitement. Stacy explained that when humans experience nervousness or excitement, both have a similar feeling, for example: butterflies in the stomach, quicker breathing, perspiration, and so on. Similar feelings happen to the horse in pressure situations, such as mounted shooting, and if the horse has not been trained how to handle the pressure they are unlikely to last for a long time in the arena. Our discussion naturally gravitated 8 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

back to Annie’s clinic and how much it helped to prepare Stacy for competing in cowboy mounted shooting. Stacy stressed that ground work has been key to her past success and she feels it is very important when getting a new horse accustomed to the sound of gunfire and blowing balloons to ensure the safety of both horse and rider. In addition to the “fun people” in the sport Stacy picked up a number of useful tips including using inserts and .22 caliber blank loads for beginner horses (and shooters), not immediately starting your horse

by holding your sixgun at a 2 O’clock shooting position, and to ensure a gradual acceptance of the firearm. Stacy is sold on the excitement and tradition of our sport and I would not be surprised to see her on top at the CMSA World Championships someday soon, probably with her three sons Caleb, Joshua, and Nathan, and husband Jesse right behind her. I must say it was an honor to meet such a pleasant and competent woman who hands-down rode a horse she trained in the best equestrian video I ever watched. u

lowdown | Dan Dan Plaster President

THE YEAR OF THE NEW DIRECTION

2003

Back in 2003, the CMSA Board voted unanimously to run the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association as a business. CMSA had 2,573 members. It was also the year CMSA elected two new board members from the East to help in this endeavor. It was time to take the barriers down, take off the political gloves, do away with any type of smoke n’mirrors, roll up our sleeves and go for broke. The association had to achieve the growth needed to elevate Mounted Shooting into the main stream of the equestrian world, and we all knew this was not going to be done overnight. The real question was how long would the window of opportunity stay open for us. We have been fortunate to have made alliances with the National Equine Breed Associations and are currently working with them to set up accurate data base systems to track horses. Look for this in 2011. CMSA is recognized internationally, and for the last two years at the CMSA World Championship, competitors from all over Europe and Canada have attended. CMSA put on a historical demonstration at the AQHA World Championship in 2009, exposing our sport to hundreds. We have held special events with Equigames and PBR in Las Vegas, and the various clubs have put on numerous demonstrations, as well as events since 2003. Now this year, sometime in the summer/fall 2010, CMSA will go over a major mile marker of 10,000 members. Not because of the efforts of a few but because of the efforts of all the CMSA members, we will reach this number and I thank you. Note: On Jan 2, 2003, Celeste Weiseth was issued CMSA # 2573. We had averaged 285.88 members per year--an average of .78 members a day. After the decision to run CMSA as a business in 2003, we are at 9,540 members (as of May 6, 2010). We gained 6,966 members--an average of 1,161 per year, or 3.18 new members per day! CMSA recognizes and respects our competition and their efforts. CMSA also recognizes the three new extreme trail riding associations and wishes them the best in their endeavors. However, CMSA, a timed event association like the NBRA, USTPA, and USTRA, at this time will continue down the path that has rendered it the most success by putting on “stand alone” World Point Qualifying events and holding specialty events when the opportunity arises. Other businesses working together with CMSA and its members, that supply products and 10 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

services, have enjoyed the same growth. CMSA feels we have the responsibility to endorse these companies and encourage our members to support them for their efforts. They are helping us grow and together we are investing back into our association. Check out their ads in the Rundown. By this reading, the Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association Official Journal, The Rundown, will be in its new and exciting magazine format. Even though we have been considering this format, our new postal rates made the decision necessary and even easier for us. Montana Silversmiths has our 2010 CMSA World Championship Qualifying Buckles ready to order. If you have the points to attend the CMSA 2010 World Championship, call the CMSA office and order yours today (See ad in this addition). CMSA will also be unveiling its new line of CMSA Logo clothing and branded items soon. Last week the contract was signed with C.L. Morgan to start producing a full line of top quality CMSA Logo products. C.L. was with the PBR for six years developing their branded product line and recommends only the top of the line products for CMSA. Shirts and Blouses by Wrangler and casual wear will be that of the Polo line or a similar quality brand. Now you can personalize your club with CMSA Logo Shirts, plus your club logo, and in your club color. There are endless possibilities but only the top of the line clothes will carry the CMSA Logo. We will do our best to keep new and exciting programs for our members as we continue to grow. In 2003 we set course on a new direction and we have come a long way in a short time. Our job is far from over because the journey has just begun. The CMSA members have a story to tell about the most exciting equestrian sport and are able to share it with the rest of the world-Cowboy Mounted Shooting! All of us, critics as well as supporters, have reached this point together. Now with the pride of where we have come from, let us reach out to new members and take our sport to the next level. I am proud of this association and the CMSA Family of friends. Thank you for allowing me to be a part. u

A VISIT TO THE RUGER FACTORY By Annie Bianco-Ellett

Sturm, Ruger & Co. is back as a national sponsor…with some exciting new and entirely different firearms trophies!

CMSA is very excited that Ruger is back on board as a national sponsor! Check out the exciting Ruger firearm prizes we will be awarding at the CMSA majors this year. This highly successful company is promoting their semi-automatic products that can be used on the ranch, for hunting and/or for personal protection, which is right up our members’ alley! I recently had the pleasure of visiting the Ruger factory, in Prescott, AZ, and was given the “grand tour” by the company’s Vice President Mark Lang. I was impressed by the employee’s friendliness, and the evident pride they took in their work! From the folks I met on the assembly line, to the crew on the test fire range, everyone I spoke with not only seemed proud, but you could tell they truly enjoyed their jobs.

Speaking of the test fire range, Mark took Natalie Johnson and I to the range and let us try each of the firearms they are giving out to CMSA this year, like the .223 Rem. Caliber SR556-C semi-auto rifle, along with a few special treats. I actually got to shoot a Thompson submachine gun, from the Ruger company’s collection. This legendary .45 ACP caliber “subgun,” popularly known as the “Tommy Gun,” is also sometimes called the “Chicago Typewriter,” or “The Gun That Made the Twenties Roar,” and was later used by virtually every allied nation during World War II. I’ve got to say, the Italian gangster definitely came out in me and it was a kick to shoot! It was definitely a memorable trip to the Ruger factory, and we welcome Ruger back to the CMSA family. u

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WAHL SHOOTOUT— YOUNG HEARTS RIDE THE ARENA! Dreams can come true, and they sure did in Tunica, MS during the CMSA Nationals WAHL “Dare to Dream” Shootout this past April.

“2010 National WAHL Dare to Dream Champions” Amber Gentry, TN with partner Tori Pilgrim, MS.

Theresa Cox with partner Kalaysha Harris and volunteer during the CMSA Meet & Greet.

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CMSA hosted a wonderful event at their Nationals, where CMSA’s cowboys and cowgirls from across the country partner up with riders from the local NARHA riding center Hearts Desire. For some who have never seen this program, or who participate in it for the first time, well that is usually all that is needed, and they will forever lend a hand for this cause. NARHA is appreciating the power of the horse to change lives. Two young contestants set the bar high this year, not only with their passion of lending a helping hand to compete, but in making sure they were signed up for this event last October at the CMSA World Finals. Dreams do come true and when the times were posted, the Top Cowboy Team was Zane Chunn (14) of Arkansas and NARHA’s Lane Alexander, along with Top Cowgirl Team of Amber Gentry (10) of Tennessee and Tori Pilgrim of NARHA. We want to offer a big thank you to all of the riders for competing this year. Hearts Desire riding center was established in 2001 as a faith based ministry, committed to improving the quality of life for those with special life challenges, through equine assisted learning activities that strengthen and develop character through the love of Christ. Heart’s Desire is a NARHA Premier Accredited Center which validates its commitment to excellence and safety. Their mission statement is “God healing hearts using horses.” www.heartsdesiretrc.org Once again Diane Holmes-Purcelli had her wild mustang, Nevada Joe--an American Living Legend—and this mild-mannered horse served as the mount for all the students to ride and complete their shooting pattern. Nevada Joe is the “Official Horse Ambassador” for NARHA and is also featured on WAHL Clippers’ equine product packaging line. Together the cowgirl and her mustang, along with the CMSA, share the passion for each student to have a memorable day and a lifetime of memories in this “Dare to Dream Shootout.”

Dawn Smitley, with partner Mya Lopez, assisted by Diane Holmes-Purcelli and husband Ernie, make their ride on Nevada Joe during the “Dare To Dream” competition.

This quality event is made in part by others who share the passion, which include Jeffers Products, WAHL Clippers, Farnum, PRO Orthopedic Products, Wrangler, Little Performance Horses, Digital Dave, Tunica’s Blue & White Restaurant, and a special nod to Jessie Kuka, who has been part of this program from the first WAHL “Dare to Dream” shootout in 2005 in Scottsdale, AZ. Also a big “Thank You” is due to all of the CMSA members and their equine partners for their help before, during and after this event. The NARHA program changes and enriches lives by promoting excellence in equine assisted activities, across the world. To find out more information on this, please go to www.narha. org or www.nevadajoe.net. We look forward to seeing everyone at the next CMSA and WAHL “Dare to Dream Shootout” at the World Finals in Amarillo, TX in October. Remember, Dare to Dream. u

WAHL Dare to Dream Shootout Contestants Top Cowgirl Team: Amber Gentry, TN and Tori Pilgrim Theresa Cox, MO and Kalaysha Harris Shannon Males, TX and Lexi Smith Joyce Nelson, OH and Shyann Simmons Dawn Smithley, OH and Mya Lopez Rebecca Molle, CA and Moesha Buford Ann Phil, AZ and Ella Thorton Top Cowboy Team: Zane Chunn, AR and Lane Alexander Mark Marley, NM and Anthony Waker Jimmy Constanzo, PA and Tolando Campbell June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 13

lowdown | brady

technology

Brady Carr Executive Vice President

OPENS DOORS

From time to time, the members who read my columns hear me muse on the benefits of the wise and expanded use of technology in mounted shooting. The newer members have heard me go on and on with my “uphill both ways to school” speech about how we used to use stop watches, paper and calculators before the “high tech” Excel spread sheet arrived! Now all clubs have access to a portable database program that sorts, scores, calculates payouts, and has caused scribbled membership forms and piles of entries with member bio’s a thing of the past. But what does all this really gain the CMSA and its members? Good question. The advanced use of technology will allow the CMSA to do several things better and more efficiently, such as track total penalties on an individual course! Track the points each member earns and seamlessly post results to the CSMA website. It makes post-event calculations much faster and more accurate, thus shortening the time between the completions of an event, awards banquet and getting our members on the road home. It also provides each current member with his/her own performance records available on their very own members page. All of these benefits are substantial, but one of the largest and most exciting growth based initiatives is now possible, the integration of this data between the major breed registry organizations and YOU the CMSA member. For the last two years the CMSA has been working toward a fullyintegrated position with AQHA, APHA, ApHC, AHA and now the TWHBEA (Tennessee Walking 14 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

Horse Breeders and Exhibitors’ Association). These strategic partnerships will in time, allow for tracking and breed points earned via CMSA competitions, increase membership in CMSA and its alliance partner organizations, produce accurate performance records on member-owned horses of all breeds and allow for tracking of prize money and many other exciting things. All of which are only possible through the use of advanced technologies. Imagine the next time you’re in the market to purchase an “experienced” mounted shooting horse that you will be able to access that horses performance records so you’ll have iron clad proof of performance. This will help take the guesswork and opinion out of your purchasing decision. If a horse is for sale in a part of the country that you are not familiar with, in the future you’ll be able to verify that horse’s performance at all the events it has competed in. Think about how much this means to those who train and sell horses. In addition, we will begin to build performance records that will be of great benefit to breeders who will be able to access the lineages of winning horses giving them, and you, the ability to select superior young horses and breeding stock. It all starts with the move to have all CMSA local affiliates using the new CMSA Automation System. This simple to use system

is the key to all future tracking as none of this advanced tracking will be available from the results produced by previous spread sheets. Currently 40% of events are using the new program and more are making the transition each week. Our goal is to have all CMSA local affiliates up to speed and utilizing this new software, that is provided at no additional charge to the club, by the beginning of the 2011 season. The CMSA Board of Directors had previously set May 1, 2010 as the deadline to convert, but due to unavoidable delays in implementation that date has been scrapped and it is now the board’s opinion that the many new features and benefits will encourage all local affiliates to upgrade on their own without arbitrary penalties or deadlines. Watch the CMSA E-News and the next Rundown for updates on our progress with the major breed organizations and additional benefits of technology. Until then, ride hard, shoot straight and enjoy mounted shooting. u

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Wrangler Patriot Points Challenge As the season progresses the Wrangler Patriot Points Challenge is heating up! Less than one thousand points separate the Top 10. At press time that Top 10 Overall had some old faces and some new, all running and gunning for a chance to win one of the Trophy Saddles and a chance at a top quality Hart 4 Horse Trailer. This year CMSA Points will be totaled up thru Sunday, October 17th, just prior to the Hart World Championship, held in Amarillo, Texas. Arizona’s Dan Byrd is leading the WRANGLER Patriot Points Challenge with 4916 total points with fellow Arizonan, Tony Ramano in the number two spot, only 197 behind. 2009 High Point Champion, Rock Clark of

DENNY CHAPMAN APPEARS ON HISTORY CHANNEL’S “TOP SHOT” SHOW! Watch the History Channel as CMSA’s own Denny Chapman, competitor and announcer, appears as a contestant in their new exciting series, Top Shot, which premiered Sunday, June 6 at 10 pm EST. This weekly shows pits 16 of the nation’s most skilled and carefully selected marksmen in competitions with a variety of weapons from axes, knives and spears, to crossbows, muzzle-loaders and modern handguns and rifles. Each week, competitors will vie for $100,000 in cash and the Top Shot title, as they go head to head in elimination competitions that involve shooting and other weapons handling, while struggling through obstacle courses and other physically demanding challenges as well. See how one of the CMSA’s favorite cowboys fares against the best of the best!

Columbia, Tennessee is currently in 3rd overall with Natalie Johnson and Kenda Lenseigne rounding out the top five. One new comer to the National High Point race is MEN’S 2 Doug Rogers from New Braunfels, Texas. At the 2010 Desert Classic this cowboy showed he may be new, but watch out! He placed well and won the preliminary jackpot rounds with clean shooting and fast times. A new feature on the CMSA website’s point page is quick sort links. This new feature will sort by Division, By Class and By Senior so you can check your standing against fellow mounted shooters across the nation much faster. While you’re there, take time to link through to Hart Trailer’s website and check out their line of new up of high quality horse trailers, and even if you’re not in the

trading mood, drop them an e-mail and say thanks, let them know CMSA members appreciate their support. Standings can change quickly, so if you’re a few hundred off the pace, don’t despair just load up that shootin’ horse and hit the road to claim your part of CMSA history and more than $60,000 in High Point Prizes. For Complete Standings Visit the Points Page at CowboyMountedShooting.com

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QUARTERFEST 2010

—CMSA AND AQHA PARTNERSHIP GROWS!

Staff Report

Quarterfest clinicians are from left to right: Julie Goodnight, Tammy Pate, Annie BiancoEllett and Stacey Westfall.

Thanks to our mounted shooters and their quarter horses, the CMSA won over another huge crowd at this prestigious equestrian event!

Here in one of the two CMSA clinics offered by Annie Bianco-Ellett, Annie gives a young cowgirl some sixgun handling tips, while firing blanks from a dismounted position. Kids and adults alike especially enjoyed this class!

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CMSA was proud to be a part of AQHA’s Quarterfest 2010, in Murfreesboro, TN. Despite the threatening weather and flooding in the region, CMSA had two successful clinics facilitated by World Champion, Annie Bianco-Ellett, with Shifarrah Carr by her side! The topics were “Gun Handling” and “Choosing the Right Firearm and Starting a Shooting Horse.” Both clinics received lots of interest and participation, and Annie had two celebrity students. They were freestyle reining sensation, Stacey Westfall, and singer, Templeton Thompson. Both gals successfully shot off their horses by the end of the clinic with Stacy completing a full pattern—clean--on her AQHA Stallion!

CMSA was also featured in the Saturday night performance of the clinicians and western show! Our shooters made up the Grand Finale after Stacy Westfall’s bridleless show stopper. CMSA’s top shooters brought down the house on their American Quarter Horses thanks to riders Annie Bianco-Ellett (borrowing Glenda Wilson’s horse), Shifarrah Carr, Whitney Vickers, Glenda Wilson, Cody Clark, Bobby Ruwe and a flawless rifle run by Bob Johnson! The volunteer crew that set balloons, led by Derrick Hutchins, were on top of things, and made CMSA look extremely professional. A big thanks to you all. The partnership between AQHA and CMSA is growing, and thanks to successful events like this, we should see some great things with AQHA in the future! u

Here, Annie Bianco-Ellett shows World Champion Reiner and legendary horse trainer, Stacy Westfall, the ABC’s of safe gun handling, before she tries her had at mounted shooting.

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lowdown | jim Jim Rogers Chairman of the Board

THE BURNOUT FACTOR The success and growth of Cowboy Mounted Shooting is often spawned at the local club level. We see our sport prospering in areas where local clubs are best managed. This sounds elementary, however good club management is actually a multifaceted endeavor that needs to have good organizational skills. Good leadership, accounting, operations, marketing, etc. Clubs should be managed like a small business, based on sound judgment and good business practices, not on emotions. A trend that’s been seen much too often in club management is where an individual or a group of individuals take on too much responsibility. This leads to burnout and that can be detrimental to the health, growth and ultimately the overall success of the club. Club officers need to be willing to

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delegate some of the work load. Unfortunately, in most cases ten percent of the members do 90 percent of the work, while the other 90 percent are having fun. If you are in the latter 90 percent, just don’t wait to be asked to do something, volunteer and help spread the work load. Problems can also develop when a particular club tries to control too much of the market. This can actually limit the growth of mounted shooting on a local and state basis. In areas where there are multiple clubs there is more mounted shooting activity, including more marketing, more exposure, more shoots, more shooters and the number of entries increase for all club shoots, especially those that are properly managed. Multiple clubs also help in limiting the burnout

factor for club officers. The simple concept is: Your club produces the shoot this week and we relax and have fun, next week our club puts on the shoot and you relax and have fun. Burnout is relieved and more shoots take place. It creates a “win-win situation” and our sport of cowboy mounted shooting grows and prospers. u

u INTERNATIONAL Update

GERMANY ON THE EDGE— Will They Get Official Approval? Fighting an antigun bureaucracy is an on-going uphill struggle for our friends in Germany! First let us say thank you to Larry Michael, Marty Luffman and to the Montana Mounted Shooters. These people are supporting our fight against local authorities and governmental stubbornness with a monetary donation, which is highly appreciated. We can’t express how thankful we are and it shows us again, that mounted shooters stick together as a big family. That gives us even more strength not to throw in the towel, rather to keep on fighting our way through the German bureaucracy. The generously donated money will be used wisely towards our goal to persuade the German government to allow the sport of Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Actually, cowboy mounted shooting has reached a turning point. Nicola and Roger Rahn, along with Heino Hagge recently held a meeting with the German Ministry of Interior in Germany. They were supported in this conference by letters, addressed to the Ministry of Interior, explaining all of the safety issues addressed by the CMSA. Thanks to Dan Plaster and Larry Townsend, who signed these documents. Well, as they say, we have good news and bad news. The good news is that after 2 ½ hours of discussion, the government agreed that the following points do not justify banning cowboy mounted shooting as a sport: Emission--it has been proven that the sound intensity is within the regulations. Safety--it has been proven, due to

the letter we received from your side, that our sport is indeed safe. Ammo--it has been proven that our ammo does not have any effect over 20 feet. But, now the good news gone bad. They did not approve permission for our mid-May event, or any other events! They argue that they will not support cowboy mounted shooting, as they want to eliminate the possibility that more and more guns are spread in Germany and our sport could have this effect. However, just a couple of minutes after our representatives arrived at Roger’s Area (our shooting facility) after the disappointing meeting, they received a phone call from the local authorities. They informed us that after our people left the Ministry, they discussed the issues again. The local authority promised that the shoot on May 15, 16 will be permitted after all, but with the

By Torsten Koehler

following restrictions: - Only attendees who possess an official and Certified Proof of Competence with guns (according to German firearms laws). Unfortunately, this will exclude a lot of shooters (for example, the shooters from Berlin) from this event. - This permit is an exception and does not mean that future events will be supported and/or permitted. We do not have it in writing, but Hope lives on….. Nevertheless, the re-construction of our outdoor arena is underway. As the picture shows, we are extending the length of the arena in order to meet all standards and so as not to exclude any patterns, due to the size of the arena. We’re doing everything to be prepared. We will keep you informed about further steps and new nightmares. u

This photo shows the work being done on the Rogers Area arena, where our German mounted shooting friends are in the process of extending it in order to meet CMSA regulations, so they can compete on a more level basis with U.S. competitors. June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 19

w Tips from the Top By Ed Beesley

Jessie Kuka

—STAY OFF THE BIT! This multi-winning champion cowgirl stresses the use of your legs and seat—and stay out of the horse’s mouth! This issue’s tips come from a 24-year-old from Minnesota, Jessie Kuka. Jessie trains horses and gives shooting and riding lessons full time at her family’s farm and has competed in Cowboy Mounted Shooting since 2000. Jessie’s list of accomplishments is substantial and her awards include the 2009 CMSA AQHA World Finals Champion Cowgirl, 2009 Eastern U.S. Champion Cowgirl, 2008 Eastern U.S. Championships Eliminator Champion and the 2007 World Point Eliminator Champion, to name only a few. When Jessie and I spoke about the column, her thoughts naturally went to riding and how she likes to train both horse and rider with a goal to teach the rider to be gentle on the horse’s mouth and not heavy handed. All too often riders are either taught or think that the only, or main, way of communicating to your horse is through the bit. Bits are designed to work by pressure, not pain and depending on the style of bit, pressure can be applied to the bars, tongue, and roof of the mouth, but in uneducated hands even the mildest bit can hurt the horse. Commands should be given with soft movements of the hands, and most of the “steering” should be done with the legs and seat instead of pulling or jerking the horse’s head to change direction by force. According to Jessie, the seat is every bit as important as the legs or the hands and a change of position of the seat and the resulting pressure are very useful for turning, speeding up and slowing down. All too often 20 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

Jessie sees too many people over riding and not sitting deeply in the seat, which helps maintain your proper pocket on a barrel turn, as it gets the horses butt under him and helps him drive through the turn. Equally important in a barrel turn is making sure you keep your inside leg on the horse and tip his nose into the barrel, so you can pick up his shoulder and then use your outside leg to drive him around the barrel. Also riding with your body results in a smoother ride, and queues with your legs tend to allow the horse to bend and flex more. A lot of what Jessie espoused reminded me of the vaquero approach to horse training where a light touch of the reins was important, as the vaquero tradition was developed around the working cow horse, so the rider often holds the reins with slack while using his rope with both hands forcing him to guide the horse with his body. There were also quite a few tips that Jessie shared when we spoke about her mounted shooting competition that I felt were important to share. When waiting for your turn in the arena it is important to watch and learn (from both the good and the bad–of course we do not have the “ugly” in CMSA) and to watch the course from every angle around the arena (whenever possible) so you know where you and your horse need to be. That way you can have an idea as to where you want to take the shot comfortably. She also reminded us not to be too stiff in the saddle and not to be afraid to turn in

Multi-winning champion mounted shooter Jessie Kuka is a strong proponent of the use of legs and seat, and staying off the bit. She feels that even the mildest bit can hurt the horse. Commands should be given with soft movements of the hands, and most of the “steering” should be done with the legs and seat instead of pulling or jerking the horse’s head to change direction by force.

the saddle when necessary. Through observation, beginning shooters can often see where others make mistakes and consider how they can make an adjustment. Another tip from Jessie that I have also seen quite often is when the rider does not take a straight approach to the finish line-remember the shortest (and quickest) distance between two points is a straight line. While quite often these tips are not new to seasoned riders, we all sometimes can benefit from others’ recommendations and incorporate them into our competitions. A big thanks to Jessie and we wish her and her horse Hickory, a great season! u

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TOP TEN Here are the world’s top ranked cowboy and cowgirl mounted shooters

CHARLIE LITTLE Number One Cowboy

kenda lenseigne Number One Cowgirl

Kenda Lenseigne, the number one ranked cowgirl, reached another milestone in mounted shooting. For the first time since the CMSA ranking system was introduced a cowgirl topped the current ranking list with the fewest number of rank points. Kenda’s stellar mounted shooting campaign over the past 12 months has been outstanding and has without a doubt set a new bench mark for top contestants of both sexes.

TOP TEN RANKED COWBOYS RANK - RIDER

10 NAT'L

O9 WUSC

09 EUSC

09 WORLD

TOTAL

1. CHARLIE LITTLE

2. CURT MOORE

3. RICK DECKENA

4. JOHN CLARK

5. CHAD LITTLE

6. KEITH GENTRY

7. JIM HANSON

8. JIMMIE ALLEN

9. QUINTIN FORTE

10. DAN DYRD

TOP TEN RANKED COWGIRLS RANK - RIDER

10 NAT'L

O9 WUSC

09 EUSC

09 WORLD

1. KENDA LENSEIGNE

TOTAL 13

2. AMANDA PORTER

3. TAMMY SRONCE

4. ANDRA OLSON

5. SHANDA MASTERSON

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6. TAMMY TOWNSEND

7. JOYCE NELSON

8. JESSIE KUKA

9. DIANE HOLMES-PURCELLI

10. KAYCE AMSDEN

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These are the Top 10 Cowboys and Top 10 Cowgirls in CMSA. The rankings are based on the three best overall finishes from the most recent Big Four matches (Nationals, Westerns, Easterns and Worlds). As required for Top 10 Cowboy/Cowgirl each of these Cowboys or Cowgirls have been a Top Ten finisher in at least one of the Big Four events. The lower the number, the higher the competitor placed at these events. A shooter who places second, for example, receives 2 points; a seventh place finisher receives 7 points. The 10 cowboys and cowgirls with the lowest number of points are ranked as the Top 10 Cowboys and Cowgirls. A shooter's best three finishes out of the four preceding Big Four Championships are used to calculate the rankings.

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USE A SURCINGLE—IT COULD BE A LIFE SAVER! By Kin Barker

Nationals saw a great turn out for the CMSA cavalry with 19 troopers competing for the coveted title of National Cavalry Champion. Zane Chunn took top honors in the Limited while Joel Paulk won the Open Class. The Saturday Night showcase had two of our lady troopers, Lisa Dipple and Tammy Townsend in the top ten, showing that this class is attracting the ladies to the fight. Our newest Trooper, Zane Chunn took the National Title with a blazing 20.16 run. Gil Dominguez was awarded the coveted saber for best dressed cavalryman. The competition this year saw a couple of scary wrecks. One involved our sport’s founder, Jim Rodgers finding the dirt. The only wounds, thank God, were a little pride and everyone walked away on their own. This brings me to an important point and the cavalry saddles. If you ride a McClellan saddle, or even the military Hopestyle saddle, the most critical safety item on either saddle is a surcingle. A surcingle is a cloth and leather strap that drapes over the top of the seat around your horse and buckles tight on the left side of your horse. It was designed to—and does—act as a secondary cinch. A surcingle only costs about $20 and the use of one can literally save your life. All the cavalry re-enactment groups, as well as the current U.S. 22 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

Army equestrian units, require the use of a surcingle . Although CMSA encourages their use, the final decision is up to the contestant. However, most cavalry wrecks that I have seen could have been avoided if a surcingle had been used. So remember, always use a Surcingle, it could Save your Life! By your leave. u

TWAINISMS The American humorist and writer, Mark Twain had a sharp wit. He was often acerbating, sometimes funny and often irreverent, but his observations captured the nature of man’s character and that of his world, yet they ring as true today as they did when he first penned them well over one hundred years ago. Here are a few to enjoy and ponder. “What, Sir, would the people of the earth be without woman? They would be scarce, sir, almighty scarce.” “It is the chief of this world’s luxuries, king by the grace of God over all the fruits of the earth. When one has tasted it, he knows what the angels eat. It was not a Southern watermelon that Eve took; we know it because she repented.”

The blue woven wool and leather surcingle, as used from the Civil War on up through the end of the 19th century serves as a secondary cinch for a McClellan or a Hope saddle. Using this added safety item is strongly urged by the CMSA. It could save your life!

“Senator: a person who makes laws in Washington when not doing time.” “Behold the fool saith, ‘Put not all thine eggs in the one basket’- which is but a manner of saying, ‘Scatter your money and your attention;’ but the wise man saith, ‘Put all your eggs in the one basket and --WATCH THAT BASKET.’” “When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.”

U.S. Cavalry officer Gil Dominguez was awarded the coveted saber for best dressed cavalryman for his colorful costume at the CMSA Nationals in Tunica, MS.

“There is nothing comparable to the endurance of a woman. In military life she would tire out an army of men, either in camp or on the march.”

KENDA LENSEIGNE

—A Champion Among Champions

This lady is the first ever cowgirl to win High Overall at both the CMSA National and World Championships! Staff Report Kenda Lenseigne once again catapulted herself into the international equestrian spotlight by winning High Overall at The 2010 CMSA National Championships, back to back, with her High Overall Win at the 2009 CMSA World Championships. She is the first female contestant ever to garner both of mounted shooting’s most prestigious titles. Kenda’s repertoire of High Overall wins, also include three major CMSA events: the Western United States Championship, the Lazy E Classic, and the Desert Classic. Plus she has set six national records. Kenda is living proof “that some of the best cowboys are cowgirls!” Out of nearly 10,000 mounted shooters only seven have won the High Overall at both the CMSA World and National Championships. They include Jim Rodgers, Tony Jardine, Peyson Peterson, TC

Thorstenson, John Clark, Matt Sronce and now, Kenda Lenseigne. This “Double Header” is like winning the Triple Crown in thoroughbred racing, it is our sport’s most coveted competitive honor. Sharing the spotlight with Kenda is her fabulous 12-year-old AQHA registered quarter horse gelding, Justin (Lieutenant Justin). She says, “Justin was not easy in the beginning. We worked hard, we had bad days and good days, but it all worked out. Now he is one of the all-time greatest mounted shooting horses. I could not have done it without him. I only wish that someday everyone could have a horse like Justin.” Kenda’s hallmark Overall National and World wins are indicative of her indefatigable will and desire to excel in the nation’s most intriguing and exciting equestrian timed event, Cowboy Mounted Shooting. Congratulations Kenda! u June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 23

w Course Management

By John Clark

18 Letâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s take a look at a reasonably straight forward pattern and see where the most common mistake is made. Planning a few steps ahead can cut a considerable amount of time off a pattern. For example, course #18 seems pretty straight forward and simple. There are two gates with a balloon in the middle and a rundown. So what can you do to take those valuable tenths of a second off your time? There are a lot of shooters that can SHOOT just as fast as any Level 6, but they do not RIDE the pattern to have the same time. I see most shooters wanting to cross the timer and head towards the gate about six feet to the outside of the gate. This sets them up when they sweep through the gate to be too wide when they reach the third center target. (Example A) If those shooters would set themselves up to cross the timer about 12 feet to the outside of the first gate, it would allow them to create an angle TOWARD the third target in the pattern as they come through that first gate. (Example B). In example A, when you are heading toward the second gate, you will end up passing through the middle of the gate. Your horse will still be heading toward the side of the arena, NOT toward the rundown barrel. In example B, because you angled toward the third target you 24 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

can actually be turning your horse TOWARD the rundown barrel when you are passing through the second gate. I truly believe that this is where all the time is lost. The shooters who put the fifth target on their right knee (assuming you started on the right side of the pattern) will save a considerable amount of time getting to the rundown barrel. All the time saved started with the initial approach being just slightly wider. Using one extra stride at the beginning of the pattern can save you several as you pass through the second gate. I start on the right side of this pattern so that when I make the first turn I will shoot across as I approach, and reach back for the strong shot. Remember do not get in a hurry at the second gate. Shooters will get in a hurry and miss the fifth balloon even when they are on top of it. Sometimes you need to wait to let that target get slightly behind you before you shoot. I would advise left-handed shooters to start on the left side of the pattern to gain those same advantages. Sometimes it is the little things that take the tenths of a second off the timer, not some big long shot or some leap of faith. Look at all the patterns, even the ones that seem straightforward, and find those valuable tenths of seconds that will put you at the top of your game. u

Editor's Note: To assist cowboy mounted shooters in improving their performance and enjoyment of the sport, we will strive to run this "Course Management" column in each edition of the Rundown. Various contributing editors will be offering their insight and opinions on course management. The courses will be selected from each of the CMSA Championship Series events, based upon the courses that create the most penalties and have a high level of difficulty.

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COWBOY HALL’S WESTERN HERITAGE AWARDS With attendance by CMSA members and friends, we had a good presence at this Oklahoma awards program--one of the most prestigious Western events in the country! By Phil Spangenberger

Welcome Sundown by Hollis Willford greets visitors at the entrance to National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum.

Since 1961, the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum (commonly known as the “Cowboy Hall”) in Oklahoma City, OK has, each year, honored a number of people who have contributed to the legacy of the American West, through their works in literature, music, film and television. Each honoree receives an impressive award: a Wrangler bronze sculpture of a cowboy on horseback. The awards program also pays tribute to inductees into the prestigious Hall of Great Westerners and the Hall of Great Western Performers, as well as the recipient of the Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award, named in honor of the Museum’s founder. This year, the awards were held on April 16-17. Among the many awardees in their various

Many important dignitaries attended the Western Heritage Awards at the Cowboy Hall in Oklahoma City. Here, Spangenberger takes a few moments to visit with The National Rifle Association of America’s (left) Executive Vice President and CEO, Wayne LaPierre and Kayne Robinson, Executive Director of General Operations. Photo by Mark Bedor. 26 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

fields were such well-known personalities as Tom Selleck and the late Charlton Heston, who were each inducted into the Outstanding Hall of Great Western Performers, cowboy singer Don Edwards, who received the Chester A. Reynolds Award, and several other authors, singers and film makers, along with historical figure Gordon W. “Pawnee Bill” Lillie (1860-1942), who was also inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners. The Museum was filled with Westerners from all corners and the ballroom was certainly studded with many dignitaries in the Western world, including cowboy singers Michael Martin Murphy, Western musician Rich O’Brien, cowboy poet Waddy Mitchell, actors Ernest Borgnine and Barry Corbin, and veteran

Among the Western stars that were honored during the Western Heritage Awards was cowboy singer Don Edwards, who was given the prestigious Chester A. Reynolds Memorial Award. CMSA’s Cathy Wagner and husband Don were also in attendance and Cathy had her photo snapped with Don during the festivities. Photo by Don Wagner.

stuntman Dean Smith, to name just a handful. Also in attendance besides this writer, were CMSA members Cathy and Don Wagner, along with a few other mounted shooters from around the country. Also several of our friends from CMSA events were present like our good friends, actor/artist Buck Taylor, Wyatt McCrea (grandson of Western film star Joel McCrea) and his wife Lisa, film producer Lincoln Lageson (Wyatt and Lincoln also serve on the Cowboy Hall’s Board of Directors), and country singer Lynn Anderson, all past competitors in our Celebrity Shoots. Anita LaCava Swift, granddaughter of John Wayne and one of the cohosts of the event, wanted me to be sure to pass along her, the Wayne family’s and the John Wayne Cancer Foundation’s (JWCF) gratitude to the CMSA family of friends for the work being done in bringing more awareness of the JWCF through our “Team Duke” participation at our major events nationwide. Of course, while attending the awards, this cowboy took advantage of being in what many consider as one of the finest Western museums around, and treated myself to an afternoon’s tour. Here, I saw several fine examples of original frontier guns, saddles, and other cowboy gear, as well as Western film firearms and memorabilia, like John Wayne’s famous Colt Peacemaker, and his pair of blued, engraved and ivory-stocked Great Western Arms revolvers, used by the Duke in his last film The Shootist (1976). If you are going to the CMSA’s Lazy E Classic Double Down championship, you’d be doing yourself a favor by taking a little time out to visit the Cowboy Hall. It’s only a few minutes away from the Lazy E Arena, and is well worth the trip. Also, next year’s Western Heritage Awards program will be held on April 15-16, 2011. Maybe I’ll see you there! For more information on the museum or the Western Heritage Awards, go to www. nationalcowboymuseum.org u

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small packages You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression that good things come in small packages, like babies, diamond rings, mounted shooting sixguns, or whatever turns you on. Well, we hope that our new, smaller, and we think a better looking, Rundown will do just that. We’ve pulled out all the stops and have endeavored to give you a first-class magazine that you can not only enjoy and benefit from reading, but also be proud to show your friends. Along with the many up-to-date newsworthy items in the world of cowboy mounted shooting that you’ll find not only in this issue of The Rundown, but in future editions as well. We hope that our mix of articles on CMSA events, tools of our sport, its traditions and heritage, and the interesting people that make up our family of friends, along with some pieces that are “just for fun,”

make for a varied and enjoyable reading experience. We feel that this new mainstream magazine look and size will attract more readers and will also give us more of the successful appearance deserving by our sport and the CMSA. Don’t be afraid to pass this new magazine around either. I always get several copies and take them to feed and tack stores, gun stores, doctors’ and dentists’ offices and other spots I visit. I drop a copy (or a few) off in a number of places in hopes that the right person may see one and want to know more about our sport. I know it works because I’ve actually heard from people who’ve picked up copies from various sources. Many people may not pick up a large newspaper-type periodical, but they will generally take a magazine…if it’s there for the taking. New tighter and more restrictive

postal regulations and other challenges caused us to re-think the way we were printing The Rundown, and what at first was perceived as a negative situation, turned out to be what we feel will prove to be a positive move for the CMSA membership. We hope you’ll agree and enjoy the new Rundown. Take a careful look at the many things we’ve changed from cover to cover and let us know how you feel. It’s your magazine. We want you to enjoy it. u

BOOK REVIEW Amazing Grays—Amazing Grace, an inspirational book for horse lovers. By Debbie Ciferni

In her newly released book, Amazing Grays–Amazing Grace, author and Texas Smokin’ Guns member, Lynn Baber uses a variety of literary styles including allegory, analogy, and story-telling to share Christian inspiration and practical instruction for folks who want to pursue amazing relationships with God, horses, and one another. Written in a conversational tone, each chapter of this 268-page paperback volume begins with a scripture, and then develops the lesson using true horse stories (including some from mounted shooting) from this retired equine professional with over 20 years experience as a trainer, breeder, and judge. Laugh and perhaps shed a tear with Lynn as she covers questions like, “WHY won’t my horse do what I ask?” or “WHY does God allow bad things to happen?” Seek freedom with a band of wild horses, stand beside Lynn as she judges a Western Pleasure class, when she makes the very first connection with an untrained horse in the round pen, and as she shares the amazing grace of God in Amazing Grays. Priced at $20.99, her book is published by Tate Publishing, of Mustang, OK and is available on Amazon.com or by visiting www.AmazingGrays.us. 28 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

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The Rundown no longer runs Regional Reports in the printed edition. However, Regional Report submissions may still be made for the electronic, online edition. If you wish to submit a Regional Report for the online Rundown, send it to the editor at editor@ rundownonline.com for editing. Please remember to keep them to the 300 to 500-word size. With this in mind, we encourage you as a Regional Editor, to look over any submissions to you and/or contact the clubs in your region for any interesting or special shoots or functions that would be newsworthy. If there is a unique and newsworthy shoot or other event that a club in your region has hosted or participated in (examples: fundraisers for someone in need, unique wins like father, son, or mother, daughter, etc., world famous celebrities participation, and so on), a short article on it can be submitted for consideration for the printed edition of The Rundown. Should anyone else in the region wish to submit a story, please do so, after coordinating with your Regional Editor, to avoid multiple submissions on the same subject. All submissions will be given consideration. Stories, like the Regional Reports, should be kept concise and to the point—around 300-500 words each--with a meaningful photo or two (more photos may be submitted for us so that we can select the best images). Each photo should be submitted as an

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attachment with an explanatory caption (in the main email) that describes who, what, when, where and/or why the photo is significant to the story, so a meaningful caption can be written in the final version. Please label the story and the photo to the story (example: McDowell fundraising shoot story), and photos should be labeled to match the story (example: McDowell fundraising shoot, photo 1), then we prefer that you write the caption information at the end of the actual story, or at least as a separate attachment, for us to use. Label caption information as: photo 1, photo 2, etc. One point to remember, since we are a horse organization, and these animals are our teammates, it is important—if possible--to include the animal’s breed and possibly the horse’s name in any caption information. We hope to continue working with each of you and look forward to reading any story ideas you may submit for consideration. Stories submitted are not guaranteed to be printed, although they will be seriously considered. We do want to hear from you. If you wish, feel free to contact the editor at any time with a possible story idea before you write it. u June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 29

2010 CMSA Jeffers National Championship— RICHEST EVER CASH PAYOUT! Article by Jim Rodgers | Photos by Mark Quigley

Fierce competition, family fun, friendly southern hospitality and big payoffs marked this exciting competition. The Paul Battle Arena, sight of the 2010 Jeffers CMSA National Championships, held April 21-24, with it’s beautifully landscaped grounds, stellar stalling facilities and majestic arenas have made Tunica, Mississippi an enchanting destination location for one of the sport’s most prestigious championships. The wholesome and sometimes hilarious Family Fun Night and the nearby Tunica Crawfish Festival imbued the Nationals with southern tradition and hospitality. Kenda Lenseigne of Ellensburg, Washington, riding her AQHA Quarter Horse Gelding, Lieutenant Justin, once again unleashed her mounted shooting prowess to capture the National Champion Cowgirl and Overall Title. This makes Kenda the first and only lady to win Overall Titles at both the CMSA World and National Championships--and she did it back to back! Colorado Cowgirl Elizabeth Clavette, an accomplished equestrian and newcomer to national mounted shooting competitions, had a spectacular finish as Reserve Champion Cowgirl and Third Overall. 30 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

Former National and World Overall Champion John Clark of Morrison, Tennessee proved his worth by taking the National Champion Cowboy Honors. John’s mounted shooting consistency and gentlemanly demeanor have always made him a favorite with fellow competitors and enthusiasts alike. South Dakotan Jim Hanson finished strong by taking the coveted Reserve Champion Cowboy Title. Jim, who is also a PRCA Calf Roper, has proven his all-around skills with the rope, six-shooter and rifle. He is the Real Deal. The Double Down paid out a record $27,878! The Double Down, which replaced the old Pro Class, now allows competitors of all levels to compete at their option on a professional level in three gender split divisions, A, AA and AAA. The first place winners were: Cowgirl A--Julie Martin, winning $1,488, Cowboy A--Trey Miller who was paid $1,730, Cowgirl AA--Elizabeth Clavette took home $1,965, while Cowboy AA Zane Chunn won $1,557. Cowgirl AAA-Kenda Lenseigne earned $2,452 and Cowboy AAA--Matt Sronce was paid

$2,007. The remaining $16,679 of Double Down Money was paid out to placing contestants. The Starline Saturday Night Showcase, heralded as the sport’s most exciting spectator event, brought everyone to their feet as usual as it kicked off with the Cavalry Class, which was won by the young Arkansas cavalryman Zane Chunn. Next, the Taylor’s & Co. Rifle Class Finals saw Westoff, Texas Cattleman and former CMSA World and National Champion Matt Sronce levering his Model ‘73 carbine to yet another National Rifle Title. Once again, the Colt Eliminator provided the evening’s grand finale. Superb horsemanship at max speed and split-second gun handling provided the crowd pleasing excitement that is the hallmark of the Showcase. Darby, Montana Cowgirl Tammy Townsend delighted everyone with her unabridged time of 11.99 seconds, taking home the cash and a Colt Single Action Revolver. Next came the men, and when the smoke cleared, Missouri Cowboy Stephen Wilson made the most incredible run of the entire Showcase, posting a

Elizabeth Clavette riding Blondie takes her first major win capturing the Reserve Cowgirl title.

2010 Jeffers Overall National Champions

John Clark

Kenda Lenseigne 10.968, the only sub-11-second run of the eliminator. The roar of the crowd was only eclipsed by the size of the smile on Steve’s face. He also earned a big check and a coveted Colt Single Action Revolver. The Cowboy Mounted Shooting Association’s emphasis on the family is highlighted each year at the National Championship by Family Fun Night on Friday Evening. Randy and Heidi Gunn opened with great music and Cowboy Church. The atmosphere of the evening became permeated with the laughter and joy of the kids, parents and grand parents, frolicking while competing in equestrian events like boot and hide races and other fun events. The CMSA Scholarship also benefited financially from the family competitions. Bill and Linda Mengel of Remlap, Alabama deserve a hearty thanks for their efforts in organizing a wonderful evening of enjoyment for everybody. The 2010 National Championship was a great success with 249 contestants competing in a wholesome family environment. The new optional events like the Double Down, the Cimarron Equalizer and lots of added money made the 2010 Nationals the richest ever! u

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Jeffers’ Main Match/Double Down....$55,000 Colt Eliminator....................................$13,620 Cimarron Equalizer...............................$9,412 Rifle.........................................................$1,462 Cavalry......................................................$600 Total cash.................................

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S tephen Wilson

Tammy Townsend

Sue Hawkins with Taylorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s & Company presents Matt Sronce with a lever action rifle for winning the Rifle Showcase.

Early & Modern Firearms representative presents Trey Miller and Julie Martin with a New EMF Revolver for winning the Limited Division Double Down Incentive.

Cimarron Firearms representative presents Elizabeth Clavette and Zane Chunn with a New Cimarron revolver for winning the Express Division Double Down Incentive.

Ruger Firearms representative presents Matt Sronce and Kenda Lenseigne with a New Ruger Montando for winning the Masters Division Double Down Incentive.

Colt and AJ Horses representatives presents Muranda Sales, Heithe Williams, Stephen Wilson, and Tammy Townsend with a New Colt revolver for winning the Colt Eliminator.

2010 Jeffers National reserve Champion 2010 Jeffers national Class winners

Jim Hanson Thank you to the 2010 national class sponsors! 1st Place Winners received a Trophy Montana Silversmiths Buckle.

2nd Place Winners received an Embroidered Classic Equine Saddle Pad.

1 L1 Davida Grayson 2 L1 Nicole Angelides 3 L1 Tana Trammell 4 L1 Samantha Hyatt

1 SL1 Becky Ford 2 SL1 Lynn Zimmer 3 SL1 Debby Holtzman 4 SL1 Mary J Wells

1 L2 Julie Martin 2 L2 Rebecca Molle 3 L2 Sarah Sales 4 L2 Kristi Hutchings

1 SL2 Janice Meyer 2 SL2 Debbie Little 3 SL2 Sharon Sanders 4 SL2 Lacretia Pennington

1 L3 Laura Pikop 2 L3 Julie Burger 3 L3 Dianne Lipham 4 L3 Karie White

1 SL3 Hallie McFadden 2 SL3 Tracy Cheever 3 SL3 Carolyn Wilkinson 4 SL3 Joyce Scheppert

1 L4 Elizabeth Clavette 2 L4 Laura Parmentier 3 L4 Nora Porter 4 L4 De Chapman

1 SL4 Shannon Males 2 SL4 Diana Olson 3 SL4 Tammy Coffman 4 SL4 Tammie Durfey

1 L5 Amanda Cook 2 L5 Diane Holmes-Purcelli 3 L5 Dawn Smitley 4 L5 Joyce Nelson

1 SL5 Lynne Merrick 2 SL5 Letitia Deckena 3 SL5 Susan Henning

1 L6 Kenda Lenseigne 2 L6 Adrianne Fowler 3 L6 Amanda Porter 4 L6 Tammy Sronce

3rd Place Winners received a $100 Jeffers Products Certificate.

1 M1 Mike Allen 2 M1 Heithe Williams 3 M1 James Costanzo 4 M1 Eric Mcgee

4th Place Winners received Purina Mills Feed Certificate.

1 M2 Trey Miller 2 M2 Doug Rogers 3 M2 Justin Hubbs 4 M2 Jim Willingham 1 M3 Ivan Desindes Jr 2 M3 Zane Chunn 3 M3 Doug Miller 4 M3 Colin Cook 1 M4 Eric Ryan Anderson 2 M4 Darren Lipham 3 M4 John Shelton 4 M4 Bob Johnson 5 M4 Chuck Chunn 1 M5 Cody Clark 2 M5 Donnie Sales 3 M5 Paul Chapman 4 M5 Reece Gilmer

Zane Chunn shoots clean to take home the Cavalry National Champion title. 34 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

1 M6 John Clark 2 M6 Jim Hanson 3 M6 Keith Gentry 4 M6 Jimmie Allen

1 SM1 Jerry Jacobs 2 SM1 Don Miner 3 SM1 Lonnie Mcelyea 4 SM1 Steve Wieneke 1 SM2 Ryan Smith 2 SM2 Bud Warrington 3 SM2 Bruce Cheever 4 SM2 Bennie Duch 1 SM3 Ivan Desindes 2 SM3 Randy Parks 3 SM3 Bill Mengel 4 SM3 Gary Trichter 1 SM4 Tommy Wilkinson 2 SM4 Ernie Purcelli 3 SM4 Wayne Scheppert 4 SM4 Kin Barker 1 SM5 Tony Romano 2 SM5 Erven Duch 3 SM5 Wayne Riggs 4 SM5 Roy Cox 1 SM6 Rick Deckena 2 SM6 Robert Ruwe 3 SM6 Dave Ferguson 4 SM6 Jim Rodgers For Complete Results visit www.cmsaevents.com

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1. WR Smoke N Shine consigned by Little Performance Horses, Chad and Charlie Little. Purchased by Terri Barnhill from FL. 2. JC Red Rose consigned by Kayla Dooms purchased by Brady Carr from TN. 3. Litt Boon Gin consigned by Paul Cain purchased by Randy and Hiedi Gunn from CO. 4. Little Joe consigned by Allen Ranch Horses Jimmie Allen purchased by Eddie Miller from OK. 5. Dasslrs Obsession consigned by Paul Cain purchased by Randy Gunn from CO.

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Thank You to buyers and consignors – and a special thanks to the CMSA. $400 was raised for the CMSA scholarship fund. The next sale will be in Murfreesboro, TN, Labor Day weekend, consignments are welcome. $200 consignment fee to hold your spot and get in the catalog. The sale is limited to 30 horses so don’t delay! Contact Jimmie Allen: jimmiea@wildblue.net 417-224-2281 c / 417-443-3226 h www.allenranchhorses.com

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u Association news Update Expanded Associate Membership eliminates Day Members and Non-Competition Cardholders To eliminate the confusion caused by the NCC (noncompetition cardholder) and Day Member status that have not been successful, the CMSA Board of Directors has expanded the Associate Membership to include the following: - Ability to compete at a local level effective July 1, 2010 - CMSA Membership Card - Subscription to the CMSA Rundown - Right to enter ONLY local events - NO POINTS would be earned - NO CASH OR PRIZES of any kind may be awarded The cost will be $35 to become an associate member. NCC’s and Day Memberships no longer exist, only full competing members or Associate members may compete at a CMSA sanctioned event. If during the competition year the Associate member decides that he/she wishes to become a full competing member he/she will pay only the difference between the price of the Associate Membership and Individual or Family Membership. This discount does not apply to those upgrading to a Life Membership. Points will not be retroactive and Associate Members will not be able to compete in any State, Regional, Classic, or Championship Series events. There will be no Associate Family Membership, so any member who wishes to include their entire family in the program would need to purchase separate Associate Memberships. Non-Breed Registry Policy CMSA does not now, or have we ever supported or recognized any other registry other than those of the National Breed Associations. CMSA has not 38 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

given permission in any way, written or otherwise, the rights to use the information created by the CMSA Data Base to create any registry or business, other than to those of the National Breed Associations. CMSA, along with the various officials Breed Associations have been working hard to create their own programs to track horses (horse/rider) to the exact points earned. CMSA’s program is a true accounting of those points earned by each horse. In the future, each National Breed will have their own “Cowboy Mounted Shooting Horse of the Year,” and can even do a team program. Therefore, CMSA will not endorse or give permission, written or otherwise, to use CMSA created data to any other registry other than those of the National Breed Associations. Furthermore, CMSA will not give any WPQ Match Directors the authority to give or sign any data or information concerning any CMSA WPQ Event to any registry other than those of the National Breed Associations. The data collected and copyrights on CMSA data programs are protected by law. Updated Rifle Policy

After much discussion and input from local club presidents, NAB and the Rifle Chairman the CMSA Board of Directors have decided to allow local events including State and Regional Championships to combine the lever/ pump and revolving rifle divisions into one group to increase entries. Rifle payouts and prizes will continue on a Limited (Level 1 – 3) and Open (Level – 4 – 6) basis regardless of gender or age relevant designation. Course Clarifications The CMSA office has received several questions concerning the proper method to complete various courses. The two main questions pertain to the following issues:

- Full Barrel Turn: When a course legend shows a full barrel turn the contestant may turn it either right or left on all courses EXCEPT course #54, the Barrel Pattern, in this course you must run a standard barrel racing course which is to include either one left turn and two right turns or one right and two lefts. Course #41 produces the most questions about this and the rider may turn either right or left hand turns so long as he/she completes those turns by fully rounding the barrels. - Rundown Barrel or Random Barrel: The 2010 Rulebook defines a Rundown Barrel as one with slash marks and the Random Barrel as one without slash marks. Course #21 is a prime example, the rider may chose to engage the furthest light targets WITHOUT passing through the gate, then engage the remaining targets and round the Random Barrel. He/ she must then pass through the gate prior to rounding the Rundown Barrel. Course #52 is a prime example of the opposite call. In this example the rider must engage the entire Random course, then round the RANDOM barrel. If the course legend states (B) Engage the entire Random course first, then round the Random barrel the rider must complete ALL parts of that portion of the course (targets, gates, barrels etc) PRIOR to rounding the Random barrel, failure to do so will incur either a procedural penalty or non-qualified run. Safety Update

It has been brought to the attention of the CMSA that some local Match Directors are allowing Range Masters to locate themselves in dangerous places or moving about during a stage. The CMSA expects all Match Directors to insure a safe and consistent competition environment. To accomplish this it is highly

World Qualified Buckles The CMSA has teamed up with Montana Silversmith to create a buckle that will only be available to those members who have qualified for the Hart World Championship in Amarillo, Texas. These limited edition beautiful buckles will commemorate a great accomplishment and would be a great gift, especially for the member who was unable to compete at the 2010 Hart World Championship. These buckles are available online at www.cmsagear.com and will be for sale only until November 1, 2010. WRANGLER Patriot Tour CMSAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Annie Bianco-Ellett and Natalie Johnson visited U.S. troops in Iraq as part of Wranglerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s National Patriot Tour where they met and greeted our U.S. servicemen and women. Our CMSA ladies are part of the Wrangler team that traveled to the Middle East to show our men and women in uniform that we care and appreciate the sacrifices they are making for our country. Look for an in-depth story on this amazing and patriotic tour in the next issue of the Rundown.

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KEEP SMILIN’ MAN By Mark Bedor

Atomic submarines, skin diving, surfing and fast horses, are just a part of this adventurer’s passions— and he jumps into each endeavor with a big smile!

If Greg is known for anything besides his mounted shooting abilities, it’s his easy-going ways and great sense of humor. Here’s Greg Garcia with his canine buddy “Crackers.” One of the most likeable fellows in the CMSA, Greg’s dream is to travel the country and mounted shoot with his many friends.

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Every part of the United States has its own beauty. But there is something special about the California coast. And Greg Garcia is one of the lucky few to live there. “It’s a beautiful place,” he smiles. “It’s unreal where I live. I can see the Pacific Ocean from my kitchen window... I got the horses out here...” Greg’s acre and a half of paradise sits just off the Pacific Coast Highway in Half Moon Bay, about 30 miles south of San Francisco. And both the ocean and horses have been part of his life as long as he can remember. The 54-year-old grew up in this picturesque seaside town, diving for abalone in the ocean, and riding the Shetland pony stud he got when he was eight. “He was mean!,” tells Greg. “We used to put bicycle tires around him as a hames, hook up our sled, switch the switch and hold on!” He was the fourth generation of a ranching and farming family to call Half Moon Bay home. Grandpa owned a ranch in Tennessee, too, and Greg moved there when he was 13. There were horses there too, but no ocean. Garcia was back in the water after high school, when he enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served aboard the U.S.S. John Marshall, a nuclear powered submarine. It was the height of the Cold War between the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. “We’d just kinda sneak around out there...a deterrent force...with 16 Polaris A-3 Nuclear Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles,” he tells. “We’d just cruise out there...and have our targets...and say, ‘Hey! Go ahead! Pull the trigger!’” Fortunately, no one ever did pull the trigger. But Greg did get to drive the sub! “I did maps, charting... I was a qualified helmsman,” he reveals. “I emergency surfaced it several times,

After bicycling through the U.S., Greg returned to Half Moon Bay to start the roofing company he still owns today. In the early days though, he took too much time off to pursue surfing, but eventually realized that he had to concentrate on his business. “Roofing’s like surfing,” he grins. “Once you start, you don’t quit! And if you don’t, don’t start!”

In 1980, Greg spent time touring the United States on his bicycle, riding with friends from Half Moon Bay, all the way to Tennessee. Here Greg, in his-mid twenties, is flanked by his riding buddies. Whether it is skin diving, surfing, bicycling, motorcycling, horsebacking, or any pastime, Greg has always been an active and enthusiastic adventure seeker. 42 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

where you blow the tanks from a thousand feet down... Breach the surface like a whale! It’s pretty cool!” Out of the service in ‘78, Greg found his way back to Half Moon Bay, where he started the roofing company he still owns today. After serving the country under the waves, it was his roofing crew that got him started riding the waves, at the ripe old age of 31. “My crew was a surfing crew,” he recalls. “We were off one day, out at the break water, and they were like, ‘Hey Garcia, you should try it!’ They got me in the water... got me hooked.” It was fun. “I didn’t make too much money those years...‘Cause surfing’s all about the conditions. When the conditions are up, everything else goes out the window,” he reminisces. “But I had a lot of good memories...lotta good times...there ain’t nothing like it.” But surfing can be brutal. After 12 years of getting hit by surfboards or pounded by the huge waves, Greg gave it up when, “My joints started sounding like Rice Crispies on milk!” It was just about then that Garcia rediscovered horses, was introduced to Cowboy Mounted Shooting, and met an equestrian minded woman named Anita Simoni. The couple has now been together for eight years. “I asked her to marry me at a shoot one time after a couple cocktails around the fire,” he shares. “She said, in front of all my friends, ‘You must have bumped your head!’ We just go with the flow,” he grins. Anita is a lady’s Level 3 Shooter, competing on her black and white paint Duchess. But her background is hunter-jumper and dressage. Greg credits Anita for smoothing out the flow of his riding style. “She’s a very good rider,” admires her boyfriend. “She’s taught me how to stay centered and balanced.”

Garcia started competing in cowboy mounted shooting in 2000, competing under the name of the “California Confederate Kid.” He bought a big grey thoroughbred named “Twist,” and the two rode their way to becoming one of the South Pacific region’s top teams. This photo shows the pair at a match and reveals the muscular horse’s long thoroughbred stride.

Greg needs all the riding skills he can muster. The Level 5 shooter competes on a thoroughbred, not the easiest horse to run on a shooting course. “I lose time ‘cause he doesn’t turn as good,” he admits. “You gotta set him up. You gotta keep him balanced. You have to be centered. It’s not just this, ‘Go!” The lessons the former surfer learned in the water still apply in the arena. “What surfing taught me... is slowing your mind down,” he shares. “In any game...the guy who’s mentally relaxed ... usually prevails.” Relaxed is a fitting description of Greg Garcia. Known for his sense of humor, he has a laid back personality. But he gets fire in his eyes when talk turns to politics. If there’s any trait both surfers and cowboys share, it’s a love of freedom. Garcia carried the historic “Don’t Tread On Me” flag, when he attended a recent retirement party with some 10,000 other activists in Senator Harry Reid’s hometown of Searchlight, Nevada. “They’re devious...devious. They treat us like we’re stupid,” he says of the current Washington leadership. But he believes, like many, things will turn

In a special CMSA tribute to the “Horses of Hollywood” during the 2008 World Championships in Amarillo, TX, Greg Garcia wowed the audience when he, outfitted as the Lone Ranger and his famous horse “Silver,” aka “Twist,” galloped around the arena, blazing away with his sixguns. To do his colorful rendition of the legendary masked man justice, Greg even shaved off his signature mustache for the performance!

in November. “Big spankin’s gonna happen. Pressure’s on.” Like most of us, Greg just wants to enjoy his life with Anita, their ten horses, five dogs, two cats, and the friends he’s made all over the country. He’s taken some memorable threeweek road trips with his horses to CMSA shoots around the West. And while he loves the rush of competing in the arena, it’s the people of CMSA that he loves the most. “I wish I could do more,” he says. “So I could go around the country with my friends and mounted shoot!” u

As a youngster, Greg lived much of the time in Half Moon Bay on the California coast. He loved the ocean and spent lots of time in it, and under it, as a skin diver. Here a younger Greg Garcia dons his scuba gear for a dive.

From 1974-1978, Greg served in the U.S. Navy, assigned to the nuclear submarine USS John Marshall. Serving as a quartermaster, he also had the responsibility for the GPS navigation of the sub. These photos show him on board the craft in 1975 and 1976. June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 43

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By Matt Sronce

We’re halfway through our CMSA year of rifle competition. The first National rifle match was held with the new implementation of our Limited and Open split, as well the lever action and revolving rifle split. Congratulations to the winners of these divisions. At the end of the Saturday night showcase, Taylors & Company again generously awarded an 1873 lever-action rifle to the Overall Rifle Champion. About 85% of our rifle shooters at the National Championship were shooting lever-action rifles. Our new format offers a great opportunity for our shooters to compete in both divisions. Our lever-action shooters can jump in and compete in the revolving rifle division and vice-versa. Since you can enter both classes, this gives you another shot at a spot in the Saturday night showcase. If you need a new rifle to compete in one or both rifle divisions, check out our rifle sponsor, Taylors & Company at www.taylorsfirearms. com

As a reminder to prospective and new revolving rifle shooters, revolver ammo (not rifle ammo) shall be loaded into your revolving rifle as per the CMSA rulebook. There have been several inquiries by new rifle shooters at local matches regarding the ammo. I ask those current rifle competitors to help the new guys out. Besides being a rule, it is more importantly a safety issue! We have a number of very skilled rifle shooters who are always ready and eager to help out. If you are in doubt as to what to load, ask any of them. As always, we are looking for feedback about mounted rifle shooting. If you see anything or have any ideas that will help, please feel free to contact any member of the rifle committee. Any questions and/or suggestions from our current rifle shooters can be directed to me through my email, matthew_sronce@hotmail. com , my website which is www. sronceshootinghorses.com or my cell phone 830-857-6530. u

“GUESS THE COWPOKE” WINNER Little cowgirl Jessie Kuka, who was our mystery minicowpoke in the April/May 2010 issue of The Rundown, was correctly guessed by a few CMSA members. However, as we stated, in the event of multiple correct guesses, the earliest Email date and time recording will determine the winner. Congratulations to Zane Chunn, of Fort Smith, AR who was the first person to correctly identify Jessie. He guessed correctly on Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at 2:47 PM. Zane, you won a $25 gift certificate for CMSA Gear! 44 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

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CALIFORNIANS RIDE FOR A CURE SoCalCMSA riders gathered to blaze away for charity and a weekend of mounted shooting fun! By Barry Nadell

First-time shooter Eric Cohn, shown here with his wife Marilou, borrowed the author’s quarter horse Ben Grey, and using a set of borrowed holsters and EMF sixguns, and shot the entire match clean, then immediately joined the CMSA! After running a practice stage on a well–trained mount, this newcomer was hooked on mounted shooting!

About three years ago I got wind of a rodeo to raise money for charity to be held at Gibson Ranch in Sunland about 20 minutes from my home in the Los Angeles area. When I got there, I enjoyed watching roping, penning, reenactments, drill team, and other horseback events. The idea came from the stable owners, Dale and Heather Gibson, after learning one of their boarders had cancer and a desire to do something grew from talk to action. They enlisted the help of the local chapter of ETI (Equestrian Trails Incorporated), along with their ranch hands and they put on quite a show. I approached Dale, a lifelong roper who had competed at the National Finals Rodeo (NFR), with the idea of adding Mounted Shooting to the program for the following year. Dale took the idea to his board, and the

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next year we had a mounted shooting event over a weekend, and did a demonstration with all the other disciplines before a big crowd. We were invited back to put on a shoot the weekend of March 27-28; this time raising money for the Center for Autism and Related Diseases (C.A.R.D.) I called Lisa and Nick Kay of SoCalCMSA and they jumped at the idea to put on a charity shoot. I served as Match Director and coordinated the event with the Gibsons and the C.A.R.D. charity. Dale and Heather were so kind to also allow us to put on a new rider workshop the Friday before, and we had 10 people come who had never seen our sport. The Gibsons were great hosts, with Heather watering and dragging the arena for us every morning to make sure all went well. Shooters came from both northern and southern California to participate and everyone chipped in to help put on the match. That Friday Level 5 shooter Mark Pellegrino, volunteered to run the workshop and my dapple grey gelding Ben Grey was the “workhorse,” as everyone learned history of CMSA, gun handling, and then rode the course on Ben to see how much fun it was. Riding and shooting the course on a gun broke horse was the hook! Friday night I got a call from one of the “newbee’s” asking if he could rent Ben for the match. “Rent, hell no…but use him, hell yes,” so at 8:30 am Saturday, Eric Cohn and his wife Marilou showed up. Eric was so thrilled that he joined CMSA. Mark gave Eric holsters to use, I gave him my EMF sixguns (EMF was a sponsor of the match and gave away a revolver), and saddled Ben Grey for him. Eric had a ball, and the look on his face after stage 6, when he shot the entire course clean was priceless! We were able to present a check for $510 to C.A.R.D. on Sunday and every rider had a great time. We look forward to doing this annually. u June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 45

w Parson’s Corner

Guess the Cowpoke

By Wes Walton

WHO’D GO BACK TO THAT? Homer Burleson came out of the Great Depression down on the border of Oklahoma and Texas. He married my abandoned grandmother who desperately needed a provider for her two daughters, one of which was to become my mother. One thing I always admired about my grandpa is that he was always hard. His short-sleeve western shirts had to be rolled up to fit over his massive biceps and whenever he’d give me the chance to punch him in the stomach it was rock hard, unlike my Scandinavian relatives from the north. Life, survival and weather made this giant man hard, but none more than his chosen occupation as a horse breaker. Back then Palominos with black silver studded saddles were popular for parades and rodeos and Homer was famous for breaking the wildest and hardest ones. Back then they didn’t know about the modern day “round-pen” technique. Their main concern was a will or spirit yielded and surrendered to man the quickest way possible, and if they didn’t submit, cowboys didn’t hesitate using whips, ropes or boards. You know the same similar routine our fathers used on us if we didn’t submit? Well, it’s totally amazing to me today to watch my son, Homer’s great, great grandson, take a fiveyear-old stallion that has never been touched my man, put him in a round pen, and within 45-60 minutes, ride him with nothing on his head. Instead of breaking his spirit, he develops a relationship of trust, and with grace, wins the horse’s submission, instead of beating it out of him. It reminds me of how many of us were raised in religion that threatened us with hell fire and brimstone, if we didn’t surrender to their brand of law, rules and regulations. Jesus said in Matthew 46 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

23:4 “They package God’s Law into bundles of rules, loading you down like pack animals.” Peter later says in Acts 15:10 “…loading down new believers with rules that crushed our ancestors and us.” Just like none of us would return to the old “horse breaking” methods after watching and experiencing a young horse respond to grace and relationship, Paul says, in Galatians 2:21(msg) “Is it not clear to you that to go back to that old rule-keeping, peer-pleasing religion would be an abandonment of everything personal and free in my relationship to God. I refuse to do that, to nullify or make void God’s Grace.” Times were hard, life was hard and men grew hard. Much like some men use abusive ways to make a wife submit, instead of loving her and winning her heart with grace. Who wants to go back to that? No one! And the same spirit of defense a horse feels towards a whip or a mate feels towards abuse, I feel towards anyone who distracts my friends from God’s aggressive forgiveness we call Grace. “See to it that no one misses the grace of God, that frees us from all those dead-end efforts.” u

Can you guess who this cowpoke is? Many of us played cowboys when we were little tykes, some little realizing that one day they would grow up to become just that and live a Western lifestyle. In this new series we plan to offer at least one photo of a little cowhand in each issue. We’ll present a current CMSA member— not as we know them today, rather as a young buckaroo or “buckarette.” As a reader, your job is to figure out who the little range rider is. Then email your editor at: editor@rundownonline. com. The correct answer as to who our mystery cowpoke is in The Rundown, will receive a $25 gift certificate, good toward CMSA merchandise (visit our online store at cmsagear.com for offerings). In the event that more than one person correctly guesses the identity of our fledgling cowpuncher, the winner will be determined by the earliest received email, as shown by the electronically recorded email date and time. The answer to each issue’s mincowboy or cowgirl will be printed in the following issue of The Rundown. If you have an interesting photo of yourself in Western garb, or on a horse or pony, send it along and maybe you’ll see yourself in a future issue. Be sure to include your name, age when the photo was taken, occasion, place or any other pertinent information that will enable us to offer hints as to your identity. But don’t tell anyone else that you’ve submitted a photo, let your friends try to figure it out!

Mounted and ready to “gallop” across the make-believe range, this little buckaroo would, years later, trade in his tricycle and follow his dream of winning the West from the back of a real horse! This little “gator” would one day ride with the likes of Butch Cassidy, The James gang and other colorful gun-totin’ characters… but with a better fitting hat! Can you name him?

CDS FOR COWBOYS Here’s some cowboy music that’s good for sitting around the campfire or a night of honky tonkin’! By Phil Spangenberger Here are a couple of CDs that I felt should also be of interest to my fellow CMSA members. One is from Mark Bedor, who writes our personality interview stories each issue in The Rundown, while the other is from Kevin Banford, who I had the pleasure of performing with several years ago. While they are both Western music CDs, each artist represents a totally different sound. Mark Bedor’s new CD, his first effort, is entitled Mark Bedor, Today’s Wild West. The CD features Mark singing traditional cowboy campfire tunes. Produced and accompanied by renown Western guitarist Rich O’Brien, Mark sings and plays along with him, giving his rendition of such cowboy favorites as “Coyotes,” “Old Red,” and “The Colorado Trail,” along with more modern tunes like “Tequila Sunrise” and “Rocky Mountain High.” Ten songs in all and worth the listen as you sit around your campsite at a mounted shoot, barbecue, or other relaxing venue. Mark Bedor’s CD Today’s Wild West is priced at $12.97 plus shipping and can be ordered at www.todayswildwest.com. If you are hankerin’ for some good ol’ Western honky tonk music, backed by a full band, then I guarantee you’ll want to hear Kevin Banford’s CDs. Kevin writes his own music and has played professionally for years. If you like the Bakersfield sound, you’ll love Kevin’s original songs like “Cowgirl’s Rodeo,” “Good Enough For Me,” “High Time for the Coming of Hank,” and “Another Cowboy Comin’ Down With the Blues,” among his other great tunes. Kevin has two CDs out--Kevin Banford and the Bakersfield Boys, King of the Thrift Store Cowboys, and Kevin Banford, Between Heaven & L.A. Each is priced at $15 postpaid, and you can order by going to www.kevinbanford.com. Believe me, these are great for honky tonk gatherings like barbecues, dances and other Western events. If you’re looking for some good cowboy music, check out Mark Bedor’s and Kevin Banford’s offerings. I’m sure you’ll like them! u

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CMSA Events

june 6/9 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Assoc., Stetson Summer Classic, Lazy E Arena, Guthrie, OK, 888960-0003 office@cmsaevents.com

6/19 Gulf Coast Mounted Shooters, Barker’s Backyard Basic, Cherokee Acres Ranch, Willis, TX, 936-344-2608 krbarker@hughes.net

6/26-27 Tennessee CMSA, TnCMSA Double Point Shoot, Wilson Co. Fairgounds, Lebanon, TN, 931433-7756 denagentry@hotmail.com

6/19 Massachusetts Six Shooters, Border Wars, Quarter H Farm, Sterling, CT, 978-726-2086 hrsesnguns@yahoo.com

6/26-27 Iowa CMSA, IACMSA Clinic & Night Shootout, Central Iowa Fairgrounds arena, Marshalltown, IA, 515-708-0221 jlgates@butlerbremer.com

6/19 Missouri Rawhide Mounted Shooters, Fired Up For Fathers Day, Butler Arena, Oak Grove, MO, ljkerns@tripleacres.com

6/9 Oklahoma Territory Mounted Shooting Assoc., Warm Up for Stetson Summer Classic, Lazy E Arena, Guthrie, OK, 405-769-5126 circlec.oc@ sbcglobal.net

6/19 Northwest Mounted Shooters, Fairview Stables Practice for Points, Fairview Stables, Mead, WA, 208-773-9428 redhorseacres@roadrunner.com

6/12 1st State Shooters, Casino Gun Fight, Quillen Arena, Harrington, DE, 302-349-4082 1ststateshooters@aol.com

6/19 San Joaquin Valley Rangers, Duel on the Delta, San Joaquin Valley ranger Arena, stockton, CA, 925-382-4959 jkmdsm@pacbell.net

6/12 Maine Cowboy Mounted Shooters, Maine State Championship, Friends of theHollis Equestrian Park, North Waterboro, ME, 207-282-2821 cowboybill@maine.rr.com

6/19 South Carolina CMSA, Gun Fight at the Double J, Double J Arena, Pendleton, SC, 864-554-4360 jclint38@yahoo.com

6/12-13 1st Virginia CMSA, Shoot ‘Em Up in Louisa, Calf Pasture Farms, Louisa, VA, 540-8335205 acotto@shentel.net

6/19-20 Wild Rice PeaceMakers, Lynn Hanson Memorial Shoot I, Ornquist Arena, Middle River, MN, 218-584-8685 gmlund@arvig.net

6/27 Roy Rogers Rangers, Old West Shootout, Moreno Valley Equestrian Center, Moreno Valley, Ca, 951-928-4601 jhendrick1@earthlink.net

july 7/2-4 Peach State Mounted Shooters Assoc., Friday Night 3 Stage DWPQ, Chicopee Woods Ag Center, Gainesville, GA, 770-519-3389 robbie@ hendersonlandsurveying.com 7/2 California Range Riders, Independence Day Massacre, Kirkman Arena, Livermore, CA, 408710-1616 oldbuckaroo7@aol.com 7/3 Broken Spoke Mounted Posse, Independence Shootout, Heartland Community, Newark, MO, 217-242-5696 sucase@adams.net

6/12-13 Bama Bandits, Bandits Summer Shootout, Kirkpatrick Arena, Autaugaville, AL, 205-680-6468 info@bamabandits.com

6/20 Powder River Pistoleros, Mountain High CMS Championship, Wallowa Co. Fairgrounds, Enterprise, OR, 541-910-7784 prp45s@yahoo. com

6/12-13 Cowboy Adventures Mounted Shooters, El Dorado Shoot-Out III, Texasstadt El Dorado, Templin, Berlin gilawrangler@yahoo.com

6/20 The Carolina Outlaws, Cold Steel Rhapsody, Why Not American Ark, Monroe, NC, 336-4422198 mlewallen1@triad.rr.com

6/12-13 Kitsap County Sheriff’s Posse, Sheriff’s Posse Jackpot Shoot #1, Silver Spur Arena, Bremerton, WA, 360-830-9510 rcbattin@msn. com

6/24 Seven Down Mounted Shooters, 7 Downs Double Point 3D, Seven Downs Arena, Spearfish, SD, 605-644-3556 shooters@sevendown.net

6/12-13 Minnesota Mounted Shooters Assoc., Great Lakes Showdown I, Dirt Floor Arena, Duluth, MN, 612-867-0603 cmsamn@hotmail.com

6/25-27 Indiana Mounted Regulators, LaFontaine Saddle Club Eliminator, Lafontanine Saddle Club, Huntington, IN, 260-839-0101 cmsa3152@ yahoo.com

7/4 Western Washington Mounted Shooters, Independence Points Shootout, CAP Frams, Sultan, WA, 425-890-7760 maxf2@verizon.net

6/25 Snake River Rangers, Outlaw Roundup, Garden Valley Arena, Garden Valley, ID, 208-6028348 cowtowndave@hotmail.com

7/9 Western Washington Mounted Shooters, Washington State Championship, Goldendale Fairgrounds, Goldendale, WA, 425-890-7760 maxf2@verizon.net

6/12-13 Montana’s Wild Bunch, Super Warm up Shoot, Wild Bunch Arena, Gallatin Gateway, MT, 406-763-4456 suzybeau@q.com 6/13 Missouri Big Irons, Gettin’ Rowdy at the Rowden’s, Rowden Ranch, Farmington, MO, 573701-2554 pcain@parklandtrailer.com 6/18 Lone Pine Rangers, Cabin Fever Shoot, Lone Pine Rangers Arena, Prineville, OR, 541-447-7012 hawkeye@webformixair.com 6/18-19 Custer’s Cowboys, Shootout 1, R Bar C Ranch, Elsie, MI, 989-224-6745 rbarc@earthlink. net 6/19 Alabama CMSA, Alabama State Championship, Fayette Co. Mulitpurpose Complex, Fayette, AL, 205-924-4013 sixshooter@hughes.net 6/19 Florida Peacemakers CMSA Inc, Smokin Fathers Day Shoot, Southeastern Livestock Pavillion, Ocala, FL, 407-9470478 president@ flapeacemakers.com

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6/26 Broken Spoke Mounted Posse, Smokin Guns, Marion Co Fairgrounds, Palmyra, MO, 217-2425696 sucase@adams.net 6/26 Minnesota Mounted Shooters Assoc., MN State Shoot, Itasca Co. Fairgrounds, Grand Rapids, MN, 612-867-0603 cmsamn@hotmail.com 6/26 Northern Illinois Outlaws, Ghost Rider’s Shootout, Amber Sun Acres, Malta, IL, 815-8242595 info@northernillinoisoutlaws.com 6/26 The Island Long Riders, Gunfight at the Gulch, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Old Bethpage, NY, 516-610-8166 joe@islandlongriders.com 6/26 Turkey Creek Regulators, NE State Champ Shoot Out In The Heartland, Ag. Park Arena, Columbus, NE, 402-747-6011 bsiringo@hotmail. com

7/3 Kansas CMSA, Chisholm Trail Days, Newton Saddle Club Arena, Newton, KS, 316-755-5966 happytrails@hughes.net 7/3-4 Eastern Iowa CMSA, Star Spangled Shootout, Schone’s Friendship Farm, Milan, Il, 563-2894728 wagnersw@peoplepc.com 7/3-4 Illiana Rangers, Fowlerland shoot, Gray Acre Ranch, Fountaintown, IN, 812-847-8772 president@illianarangers.com

7/9-11 Indiana Rough Riders, Friday Night Bang, Rushville 4-H Horse Park, Rushville, IN, 765-5613148 Mac6gun@gmail.com 7/10 Dakota Running Irons, River City Shootout, Chamberlain Rodeo Grounds, Chamberlain, SD, 605-734-6016 tralbos@msn.com 7/10 Missouri Mounted Shooters, Gun Fight At The Warren Co. Fair, Warren Co. fairgrounds Arena, Warrenton, MO, 314-780-4211 wandersee3@aol. com 7/10 Montana Misfits, Roundup--Where the Cowboys Ride, Roundup Fairgrounds, Roundup Mt, MT, 406-323-3150 dale@midrviers.com

National Day of the Cowboy July 24 & 25 • Glen Rose, Texas Somervell County Expo Center Minimum $3,000 added • Overall Buckles Covered Stalls • Air-Conditioned Arena RV Hook-ups On-Site

Featuring Sugar Ray Announcing 4 Stage Match 2 Stages Saturday • 2 Stages Sunday $100 Entry Fees

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Saturday Night Showcase Eliminator • 2 Stage Rifle Cavalry Demonstration

For More Information Contact Mike Males @ 817-279-6775 Sissie DeGear @ 940-230-0360 Check Our Website www.LoneStarRegulators.com

Sugar Ray Invitational Golf Tournament Friday - July 23

Sugar Ray Invitational Golf Tournament

Dinosaur World More Than 100 Life-Size Dinosaurs

4-Man Scramble - Friday Morning

254-898-1526 Fossil Dig - Playground - Museum Friendly Pets on a Leash Welcome

36-hole Public course - Open 7 Days a Week Large Practice Putting Green PGA Instruction - Tourament Packages

www.squawvalleygc.com

www.DinosaurWorld.com - Specialty Shops - Dining - Museums - Historic Hotels - Bed & Breakfasts

Overnight Accommodations

A 9.5 mile scenic wildlife drive to see exotic and endangered animals.

254-897-2960 www.FossilRim.org

Dinosaur Valley State Park

Visit Our Historic Courthouse Square

Opening May 28 thru August 21

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254-897-3081

Fossil Rim Wildlife Center

Original Musical Score Animatronic Dinosaurs

1-877-346-6526 www.LandoftheDinosaurs.com

1-254-897-4588 Swimming - Camping - Picnic Areas Best Preserved Dinosaur Tracks in North America Six Miles of Hiking & Biking Trails

Request Your Free Glen Rose Visitors’ Packet 1-888-346-6282 • www.GlenRoseTexas.net June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 49

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DOUBLE DOWN 10 TO WIN!

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6X POINTS Starline Showcase of Champions Colt Eliminator Taylor’s & Co. Rifle Championship Cavalry Championship

Entry Deadline: sept. 1st, 2010

Prizes

Drive Once for 8 Days of Shooting Tennessee Regional Championship September 4th & 5th

Buckles

Outlaw Annie’s Shoot for the Troops September 7th

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CMSA Events 7/10 Oklahoma Territory Mounted Shooting Assoc., Oklahoma State Finals, Grady Co. Fairgrouds Arena, Chickasha, OK, 405-769-5126 circlec.oc@ sbcglobal.net 7/10 Wyoming Rough Riders, WY/CO Border Wars Shoot, Fort Robinson State Park Arena, Crawford, NE, 307-340-0537 dharty@vcn.com 7/11 Broken Spoke Mounted Posse, Summer Sizzler, Lewis Co Fairgrounds, Lewistown, MO, 217-242-5696 sucase@adams.net

7/17 Minnesota Mounted Shooters Assoc., Bison Meadows Shootout, Bison Meadows, Maple Plain, MN, 612-867-0603 cmsamn@hotmail.com

7/23-25 Custer’s Cowboys, Bean Dayz Shootout, Williams Co., Montpelier, OH, 989-224-6745 rbarc@earthlink.net

7/17 Montana’s Wild Bunch, Rodeo Shootout, Headwaters Community Fairgrounds, Three Forks, MT, 406-763-4456 suzybeau@q.com

7/24 Colorado Regulators, Arapahoe Co. Fair, Arapahoe Co. Fairgrounds, Aurora, CO, 303-6463947 dakotaplains1@msn.com

7/17 New Mexico Territory Cowboy Mounted Shooters, Lake Arthur Double Point, Artesia Horse Council Arena, Artesia, NM, 575-623-1133 tgw@ plateautel.net

7/24 Dakota Running Irons, Desperado Days, Kimball Horsemans Arena, Kimball, SD, 605-7346016 tralbos@msn.com 7/24 Lake Erie Mounted Vaqueros, Sun & Dust Shootout, Ashtabula Co. Fairgrounds, Jefferson, OH, 440-474-9801 gun00007@windstream.net

7/11 Colorado Mounted Thunder, CO/WY Border Wars, Ft. Robinson, Crawford, NE, 719-482-7305 treepony@aol.com

7/17 Stagecoach Outriders, The Outriders defend Stagecoach West I & II, Erie Co. Fairgrounds, Wattsburg, PA, 716-485-1348 nyoutriders@ gmail.com

7/16 Missouri Mounted Shooters, Feud At The 4H Fair, Audrain Co. 4-H Center, Mexico, MO 314780-4211, wandersee3@aol.com

7/17 The Island Long Riders, Eastward Ho!, Hidden Pond Stables, Manorville, NY, 516-610-8166 joe@ islandlongriders.com

7/24 Roy Rogers Rangers, Red Hot Runnin’ & Gunnin’, Moreno Valley Equestrian Center, Moreno Valley, CA, 951-928-4601 jhendrick1@earthlink. net

7/16 Powder River Pistoleros, Blue Mountain Shootout, Elgin Stampede Grounds, Elgin, OR, 541-910-7784 prp45s@yahoo.com

7/17-18 Florida Peacemakers CMSA Inc., Summer Sizzler Shoot I, Ocala Equestrian Center, Ocala, FL, 407-9470478 president@flapeacemakers.com

7/24 South Carolina CMSA, Cash for Guns Added Money, Double J Arena, Pendleton, SC, 864-5544360 jclint38@yahoo.com

7/17 1st State Shooters, Delaware State Championship, Levers Arena, Greenwood, DE, 302-349-4082 1ststateshooters@aol.com

7/17-18 Tennessee CMSA, TnCMSA Double Point Shoot, Hyder-Burks Ag. Pavilion, Cookeville, TN, 931-433-7756 denagentry@hotmail.com

7/24-25 1st Virginia CMSA, Big Valley Shoot-Out, Calf Pasture Farms, Louisa, VA, 540-833-5205 acotto@shentel.net

7/17 Dakota Territory Mounted Shooters, Shootin in The Dakota Territory State Shoot, Whiteheads Arena, Lennox, SD, 605-261-9766 mkkw@iw.net

7/23 Lone Star Regulators, Day of the Cowboy, Somervell Co. Expo Center, Glen Rose, T, 817-2796775 spankymike@itexas.net

7/24-25 Missouri Big Irons, 5 State Border Challenge I, DuQuoin State Fairgrounds, DuQuoin, Il, 573-701-2554 pcain@parklandtrailer.com

DAKOTA TERRITORY MOUNTED SHOOTERS 2010 Shooting Events July 17th & 18th SD State Shoot, Lennox SD September 3rd SD State Fair Shoot, Huron SD September 17th - 19th Spirit of the West, Sioux Falls, SD

7/25 New Hampshire Cowboy Mounted Shooters, NH State Championship, Furnace Brook Farm, New Ipswich, NH, 603-487-3379 rmoody3415@aol. com 7/30 Idaho Regulators, Idaho State Shoot, Cassia Co. Fairgrounds, Burley, ID, 208-532-4553 kmspauld@pmt.org

Payback & Prizes

Contact Information: President, Mike Whitehead 605-261-9766 Vice President, Mardy Gulbrandson 605-647-2830 Go to www.daktms.com for entry forms 52 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

7/24-25 Northern Illinois Outlaws, Buzzard’s Banquet, Amber Sun Acres, Malta, IL, 815-8242595 info@northernillinoisoutlaws.com

7/30 Missouri Big Irons, St. Francios Co. Fair, St. Francios Co. Fairgrounds, Park Hills, MO, 573701-2554 pcain@parklandtrailer.com 7/31 California Range Riders, Hangman’s Noose, Driscoll Ranch Rodeo, La Honda, CA, 408-7101616 oldbuckaroo7@aol.com 7/31 Iowa CMSA, Gunfight at the Fair, Mitchell Co. Fair Arena, Osage, IA, 515-708-0221 jlgates@ butler-bremer.com 7/31 Mounted Justice, Renegades in Rodio City I, Mid-Western Rodeo Grounds, Manawa, WI, 414213-9587 board@mountedjustice.com 7/31 New Mexico Territory Cowboy Mounted Shooters, New Mexico / Colorado Border War, Springer Arena, Springer, NM, 575-623-1133 tgw@plateautel.net

CMSA Events 7/31 Wild Rice PeaceMakers, Minnesota Get Together Shoot I, Twin Valley Riders Club Arena, Twin Valley, MN, 218-584-8685 gmlund@arvig. net

august 8/1 Iowa CMSA, Another Gunfight at the Fair, Mitchell Co. Fair Arena, Osage, IA, 515-708-0221 jlgates@butler-bremer.com 8/1 Minnesota Mounted Shooters Assoc., Minnesota Get Together Shoot II, Twin Valley Rider’s Club Arena, Twin Valley, MN, 612-867-0603 cmsamn@hotmail.com 8/1 Mounted Justice, Rnengades in Rodeo City II, Mid-Western Rodeo Grounds, Manawa, WI, 414213-9587 board@mountedjustice.com 8/4 Cowboy Mounted Shooting Assoc., Western US Championship, Idaho Horse Park, Nampa, ID, 888-960-0003 office@cmsaevents.com 8/6 Connecticut Renegades, Northeast Regional, 3 Co. Fairgrounds, Northampton, MA, 860-5587484 Hossshuer@aol.com 8/6-8 Indiana Rough Riders, Shootin At Dusk, Rushville 4-H Horse Park, Rushville, IN, 765-5613148 Mac6gun@gmail.com

8/14-15 Elk River CMSA Outlaws, Summer Shootout I, Clearview Horsefarm, Shelbyville, TN, 931-6320093 jenniferkey@gmail.com

8/22 Kansas CMSA, Frontier Days, El Dorado Arena, El Dorado, KS, 316-755-5966 happytrails@ hughes.net

8/14-15 Minnesota Mounted Shooters Assoc., Never Too Broke to Shoot I, Broken Bit Arena, Braham, MN, 612-867-0603 cmsamn@hotmail. com

8/22 The Island Long Riders, Summer Showdown, Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Old Bethpage, NY, 516-610-8166 joe@islandlongriders.com

8/15 Missouri Big Irons, Starline Brass MO State Fair DWPQ/Pro, Missouri State Fair, Sedalia, MO, 573-701-2554 pcain@parklandtrailer.com

For complete schedule and entry details, visit cowboymountedshooting.com

8/19 Montana’s Wild Bunch, Montana State Championship, Headwaters Community Fairgrounds, Three Forks, MT, 406-763-4456 suzybeau@q.com 8/20 Minnesota Mounted Shooters Assoc., North Central Regionals, Freeborn Co. Fairgrounds, Albert Lea, MN, 612-867-0603 cmsamn@hotmail.com 8/20 Oregon Mounted Shooting Assoc., Oregon State Shoot, McKay Creek Farms, Hillsboro, OR, 503-266-6934 omsabrian@hotmail.com 8/20-21 Custer’s Cowboys, Warm up, R Bar C Ranch, Elsie, MI, 989-224-6745 rbarc@earthlink. net 8/21-22 Florida Peacemakers CMSA Inc, Southern Round Up I, Ocala Equestrian Center, Ocala, FL, 407-9470478 president@flapeacemakers.com

Dakota Running Irons 2010 Shoots Come join us in South Dakota July 9th

8/7-8 Peach State Mounted Shooters Assoc., Dog Daze Double Points, Chicopee Woods Ag Center, Gainesville, GA, 770-519-3389 robbie@ hendersonlandsurveying.com

8/21 1st State Shooters, Beat The Heat, Levers Arena, Greenwood, DE, 302-349-4082 1ststateshooters@aol.com

Friday Night 3D Jackpot Shoot Added Money, Chamberlain, SD

8/7 Broken Spoke Mounted Posse, Marion County Showdown, Marion Co. Fairgrounds, Palmyra, MO, 217-242-5696 sucase@adams.net

8/21 Broken Spoke Mounted Posse, Flower City Park Shootout, Marion Co. Fairgrounds, Palmyra, MO, 217-242-5696 sucase@adams.net

River City Shootout, Chamberlain, SD CMSA Double Points Shoot $2000 Added Money and Buckles

8/7 Colorado Regulators, Ball ‘n Chain, Quint Valley, Byers, CO, 303-646-3947 dakotaplains1@ msn.com

8/21 California Desperados, Pismo Beach California State Championships, Pacific Dunes Ranch, Oceano, CA, 818-519-0921 californiadesperados@att.net

8/13 1st Ohio C.M.S.A., Midwest Regional, Crossroads, Cloverdale, IN, 937-673-4710 1stohio@gmail.com 8/13 Illiana Rangers, Regional warm up, Crossroads Arena, Cloverdale, IN, 812-847-8772 president@illianarangers.com 8/14 Dakota Running Irons, Fur Trader Days Shoot, Geddes Horsemans Arena, Geddes, SD, 605-7346016 tralbos@msn.com 8/14 Riverbottom Shooters, Mississippi State Shoot, Rankin Co. Multipurpose, Brandon, MS, 601-9464697 steff9725@aol.com 8/14 Stagecoach Outriders, Gun Fight In Gerry, Gerry Rodeo Grounds, Gerry, NY, 716-485-1348 nyoutriders@gmail.com 8/14-15 Eastern Iowa CMSA, New Windsor Rodeo, New Windsor Rodeo, New Windsor, IL, 563-2894728 wagnersw@peoplepc.com

8/21 Kitsap County Sheriff’s Posse, Sheriff’s Posse 2nd Annual Shootout, Silver Spur Arena, Bremerton, WA, 360-830-9510 rcbattin@msn.com 8/21 Missouri Rawhide Mounted Shooters, Heatin Up The Night, Frick Park Arena, Oak Grove, MO, ljkerns@tripleacres.com

July 10th

July 24th

Desperado Days, Kimball, SD CMSA Double Points Shoot Added Money and Buckles

August 14th

Fur Trader Days Shoot #1 Geddes, SD

August 15th

8/21 Montana’s Wild Bunch, North Mountain Regionals, Headwaters Community Fairgrounds, Three Forks, MT, 406-763-4456 suzybeau@ q.com

Fur Trader Days Shoot #2 Geddes, SD Two Separate Shoots, Double Points Each Day + Added Money

8/21 Oklahoma Territory Mounted Shooting Assoc., Meeker After Dark Shootout, Meeker Roundup Club, Meeker, OK, 405-769-5126 circlec.oc@sbcglobal. net

For More Info Visit: www.dakotarunningirons.webs.com

8/21 South Carolina CMSA, South Carolina 2nd Annual Border War, Double J Arena, Pendleton, SC, 864-554-4360 jclint38@yahoo.com

Dakota Running Irons 24809 346th Ave. Chamberlain, SD 57325 605-734-6016 June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 53

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CMSA is offering a $200 credit to upgrade from the original Go-Light to their new All in One System that integrates with the CMSA Automation Software

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Complete All in One System Range Master Go-light Everything you need to get your club started with the new CMSA Automation system. Includes digital go light with FarmTek sensor, penalty counter with radio modem and one 12 button remote. Items also sold separately. 54 CMSA Rundown June/July 2010

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next deadline July 15th for the Aug/Sept 2010 Rundown The Rundown toll free: 888-960-0003 phone: 931-381-2629 www.rundownonline.com For advertising information, contact the CMSA office: 888-960-0003

Rifle Committee Chairman Matthew Sronce (830) 236-5325 matthew_sronce@hotmail.com Payson Peterson Mary Pierson Joe Whiteley Dan Byrd Theresa Cox

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Official Trailer of CMSA June/July 2010 CMSA Rundown 59

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Will Lantis Memorial Classic

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For more information and registration visit www.cmsaevents.com Entry Deadline: June 18th, 2010